In Sermon Illustrations: "One Flesh"

Mom, Why Do You Have White Hair???

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on May 5, 2022

One day, a little girl is sitting and watching her mother do the dishes at the kitchen sink. She suddenly notices that her mother has several strands of white hair sticking out in contrast to her brunette hair. She looks at her mother and inquisitively asks: “Why are some of your hairs white, ...read more

Tags: Sermon Introductions, Aging, Humor, Mothers, Mother's Day, Grandmothers  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

George Macdonald Wrote, "Half The Misery In The ...

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 11, 2002

George Macdonald wrote, “Half the misery in the world comes from trying to look, instead of ...read more

Tags: Leadership General, Faith, Giving Yourself

Denomination: Congregational

Bulldog Commitment - A Bulldog's Nose Is Slanted ...  PRO

Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Feb 21, 2003

Bulldog Commitment - A bulldog’s nose is slanted backward so that he can still ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 9:38

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Church Of God

Roman Philosopher Seneca Noted, "It Is Not The ...

Contributed by Richard Burkey on Jun 21, 2005

Roman philosopher Seneca noted, "it is not the man who has too little who is poor, ...read more

Tags: Poverty

Denomination: Lutheran

It Takes On The Average, 85 People In The ...

Contributed by Michael De Rosa on Oct 2, 2006

It takes on the average, 85 people in the American Church to lead one person to Christ. (Lost in ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Denomination: Free Methodist

No Man Needs A Vacation So Much As The Man Who ...

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 28, 2006

"No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one" ...read more

Denomination: Orthodox

The Promises Of God Are Never Spoken To The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The promises of God are never spoken to the individual alone, but to all at one time. Baptism, on the contrary, is ...read more

Tags: Baptism

It Is By His Grace That God Imputes Merit Where ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

It is by His grace that God imputes merit where none previously existed and declares no debt ...read more

Tags: Grace

Brotherhood Doesnt Come In A Package. It Is Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Brotherhood doesnt come in a package. It is not a commodity to be taken down from the shelf with one hand it is an ...read more

Tags: Family

It Might Be Just As Offensive To Be Around A Man ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

It might be just as offensive to be around a man who never changed his mind as one ...read more

Tags: Change

As In The Masters Spirit You Take Into Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"As in the Masters spirit you take into your arms the little ones, His own everlasting ...read more

Tags: Children

Dont Laugh At A Youth For His Affectations; He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Dont laugh at a youth for his affectations; he is only trying on one face after ...read more

Tags: Children

Cheerful People, The Doctors Say, Resist ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Cheerful people, the doctors say, resist disease better than the glum ones. In other words, ...read more

Tags: Joy

We Dont Receive Wisdom; We Must Discover It For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We dont receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey no one ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

I The (Pastor/Teacher) Have A Responsibility To ...

Contributed by Charles Jones on Aug 28, 2007

“I the (Pastor/Teacher) have a responsibility to you the (learner) to teach the Word of God ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Quote: "The Ability Or Inability To Accept A ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 11, 2008

Quote: "The ability or inability to accept a miracle depends on whether or not one spells his God ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Uncle Bud Robertson Once Said; "Pride Is The Only ...

Contributed by Frederick Baker Ii on Jul 13, 2008

Uncle Bud Robertson once said; “Pride is the only thing that makes everyone else ...read more

Tags: Pride

Denomination: *other

70-75% Of Children Raised By Christian Parents Do ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

70-75% of children raised by Christian parents do NOT live for Jesus as ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 22:6

Tags: Parenting

Ask Any Decent Person What He Thinks Matters ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Ask any decent person what he thinks matters most in human conduct: five to one ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Each Of Us Has A Spark Of Life Inside Us, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Each of us has a spark of life inside us, and our highest endeavor ought to be to set ...read more

Tags: Christian Values